The countdown has begun!

So I land stateside in just a little more than a week from today! And I've got to tell you, I never thought I'd be nervous to come back to the United States, but that's really the best way I can describe how I'm feeling.

It's not like I think I'll get hurt, or that things won't be as great with my friends, or even that I'll want to stay in the US (I think). It's more an anxiety about how I'm gonna react to being around so many Americans....in American bars...in an American city...in AMERICA!!! Even through the pictures I post it's really impossible to get an idea of what it's like to live here until you come see for yourself. Will I know how to interact with caucasian, American 20-somethings? I can't be sure that this whole experience hasn't rendered me completely antisocial outside of my comfort zone where I see the same 4 people every waking moment of my life (Scott, Winnie, Laura, Pete). That's a competely literal statement.

I can picture myself sitting on the plane as we land in JFK in NYC and I'll be losing my mind about how I'll catch a cab and not a rickshaw. How F'ed up is it that I'd be more comfortable with a rickshaw than I would a normal car? Using American currency is going to be strange. Eating American food is gonna be awesome! Seeing American friends/family is going to be incredible!!!

It's gonna be an interesting first 24-48 hours as I:

A) Readjust to being around aggresive, dominant white people

B) Being in the freezing cold (the coldest it's been in the last 8 months is probably around 60 F)

C) Being in the 'States, where everything is crazy expensive

D) Adjust to the minimal chaos]

E) Drink Miller products

Should be an interesting experience!

Nothing else exciting going on here. I'm just finishing up work I need to complete before I head home. Drop me a line and let me know where you'll be when I'm back in the states and hopefully we can find a chance to catch up. Later, folks!